On Monday, Donald Trump swore to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Then within minutes ...

The action’s impact is limited to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service.

To kick off the year, House Republicans reintroduced the SAVE Act, which would require every American to provide documentary ...

In this book excerpt, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Historians (if they still have them in the future) will see the 2024 election ...

It was an insurrection. Pardoning the perpetrators won’t change that. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Four ...

The drop-off in participation by Black men under 50 highlights how elections increasingly reflect white voices over voices of color. To fully explore these dynamics, we’ll need to wait until the ...

Rewarding people who tried to ignite an insurrection turns the pardon power on its head. Pardoning them would be, as Brennan Center President Michael Waldman has said, a misuse of the president’s ...